Yacht Refit

Damen Yachting is a comprehensive yacht refit company offering upgrades, repairs, maintenance and full conversion services. We refit yachts from 50 metres and above for owners of both our fleet of Damen Yachting yachts as well as yachts delivered by other builders.

Talk with our dedicated refit team to discuss yacht refit cost for planned maintenance, respray with perfect paintwork in climate-controlled drydocks, interior and audiovisual system refit, or complete transformations.

With our growing fleet and increasing demand for our refit services, we’ve expanded our dedicated client team for refits. Please download our brochure below or contact us to discuss your project. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

      Craftsmanship
    
      World-renowned top quality workmanship with inhouse design and feasibility studies.

      Top Facilities
    
      We offer world-class facilities with covered drydocks up to 215 metres in length.

      Fun
    
      What’s the stay in Vlissingen like? Accommodation, events and activities around our yard.

Passion for teamwork

No matter your project scope and complexity, we have the in-house structural re-design and systems re-engineering capacity.

Discuss your ideas with us – we are highly experienced in custom design for modifications, extensions, additions such as helicopter platforms and pools as well as new innovations and technology. We complete work scope preparation with our in-house engineering team and interior specialists with wide experience working with architects and contractors.

Paintwork and finish
Updates, maintenance and installation of new technology, AV and IT
Top quality control within our established European supply chain
Structural steel and aluminium

Our team

Centre of refit excellence

At our two yards in Vlissingen – Vlissingen City and Vlissingen East – we have a straightforward way of working with transparent contracts and clear expectations. Throughout the project, we maintain short lines of communication and a healthy can-do mentality.

Wide range of covered drydocks, building halls and facilities such as paintshops, section building and crew offices.
A wide pool of specialist yacht builders and subcontractors on our doorstep.
We work closely with all flag states and classification societies.

Our Vlissingen City yard

Our Vlissingen East yard

Our home by the sea

✔ Location: North Sea

✔ Region: Zeeland, The Netherlands

✔ Climate: Northern European

✔ Languages: Dutch & English

✔ 650 kilometres of coastline

✔ Is predominantly below sea level

Up to 100 build captains and crew members spend many months and sometimes up to a year or more working at our Vlissingen yards before delivery. Find out about living in Vlissingen (or nearby Middelburg), among complex network of small islands and peninsulas renowned for unspoilt nature and abundant sea life. The summer months see Zeeland thrive in a bustle of beach-based life.

Crew experiences in Vlissingen

Our refit showcases

Our refit references

We have 25 years of non-stop large yacht refit experience. Alongside our new build team, our refit specialists are dedicated to completing the world’s best yacht maintenance and conversion projects.

HERE COMES THE SUN (Amels)
GRACE (Amels)
CONFIDENTIAL 80-metre
LIND (Amels)
VENTUM MARIS (Amels)
CALYPSO (Amels)
VAVA II (Devonport)
VOLPINI (Amels)
ILONA (Amels)
ALWAELI (CRN)
RIO RITA
STRANGE LOVE

SOLEMAR (Amels)
AMEVI (Amels)
TEDDY (Amels)
SARAH
KATAMARINO (Amels)
LADY MONA K
ANTARTICA
CLEOPATRA C
MAUPITI (Amels)
KINGDOM 5KR
MONTKAJ (Amels)
CONFIDENTIAL 50-metre (Feadship)

THUNDER GULCH
BOADICEA (Amels)
TIGRE D’OR (Amels)
RENALO
SARAFSA
KATAMARINO(Amels)
LADY MONA K
ANTARTICA
CLEOPATRA C
KINGDOM 5KR
SECRET LOVE (Amels)

SERAFINA (Amels)
TRUMP PRINCESS
MARGAUX ROSE
PLAYMOBIL
MY GAIL III (Amels)
BELLE FRANCE
GHISLAINE
WALANKA
IF ONLY
KLEMENTINE (Amels)
TANGIER
JAMAICA BAY (Amels)

Yacht interior refit

If you are looking to refresh or completely transform a yacht’s existing interior and entertainment systems (a new design or upgrades to existing design), our busy yard offers all the benefits of our new build and refit operation.

Our inhouse interior specialists have wide experience working with the world’s top architects and designers (both yachting and residential) and the latest AV/IT systems.

We work closely with the best interior builders as well as all of Europe’s luxury yacht building supply chain. Whatever new features, finishes or design challenges you are considering, chances are that we have the know-how and experience.

Yacht refit management

A successful, fast and on-time yacht refit combines a myriad of disciplines, logistical and resource planning, and an unrelenting focus on delivering results as promised – in short, the champions league of project management!

We are highly experienced in executing custom refit designs for modifications and extensions with a can-do attitude and expert craftsmanship. Do you want to update an existing Amels yacht?

Ask us about off-the-shelf Amels Limited Editions extensions, modifications and new features – efficient and proven projects with the original builder.

Refit team

With our growing fleet and increasing demand for our refit services, we’ve expanded our dedicated client team for refits. Please contact us to discuss your project. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

A growing market

Refit is on the up. A growing market that is the natural consequence of the industry’s new build success.